Hugo Salmela

Hugo Salmela (13 June 1884-28 March 1918) was a leader of the Finnish Red Guards during the Finnish Civil War.

Biography
Hugo Salmela was born on 13 June 1884 in Parikkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire. He worked as a sawmill worker in Kotka in eastern Finland and an actor before becoming the leader of the Kymi Guard of the Finnish Red Guards in late 1917, and he became commander-in-chief of the Northern Front during the Finnish Civil War. Salmela was killed on 28 March 1918 in the Battle of Tampere while Ali Aaltonen was drunk, losing both of his legs in an accidental grenade explosion caused by Kustaa Salminen.